Adjustable trunk-rack.



L. W. WESSINGER.

ADJ.USTABLE TRUNK RACK. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 21. 1918.

1,300,533, Patented Apr. 15, 1919. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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ADJUSTABLE TRUNK-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 27, 1918. Serial No. 264,413.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LON WOODRAM WESSIN- GER, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Antonio, in the county of Bexar and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Adjustable Trunk-Rack, of whichthe following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is a rack, adapted to hold a trunk or. like object in such a position that it may be displayed readily, and one to provide a trunk rack which may be expanded horizontally in two directions, to accommodate trunks of diflerent sizes.

Another object of the invention is to improve the corner construction of the trunk rack, so that an unusually strong structure will result.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the present invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view,

which will appear as the description pro-,

ceeds, the invention resides in the-comblnation and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

1 In the drawings Figure 1 shows in side elevation, a trunk rack constructed in accordance with the invention; Fig. 2 is a top plan; Fig. 3 is a bottom plan wherein the casters are omitted; Fig. 4 is a cross section on ,the line 44 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a fragmental perspective showing how the members of the top frame are formed.

The trunk rack forming the subject matter of this application includes four L- shaped parts 1, which are angle'members, each of the parts 1 comprising a continuous vertical flange 2 and horizontal flanges 3 separated by a notch 4. The vertical flange 2 of each of the said 'L- haped parts is bent as indicated at 16 in Fig. 5, to cause the inner ends of the horizontal flanges 3 to overlie each other as shown at 5, the overlying parts of the horizontal flanges being connected by securing devices 6.

The-vertical flanges 2 of the arms of adjoining L -shaped parts 1 are overlapped lonnected by The deviceforming the gitudinally, the arms of adjoining L-shaped parts 1 are superposed. Those horizontal flanges 3 which are uppermost are provided-with longitudinal slots 7, and those horizontal flanges 3 which are underneath are provided with clamping devices, such as bolts 8, adjustable in the slots 7 It will be obvious that the top frame formed by the L-shaped parts 1 may be expanded or contracted horizontally, in two directions, so as to accommodate trunks of various sizes, a trunk being adapted to rest on the horizontal flanges 3, within the ver'ticalflan'ges 2.

The invention comprises corner legs 9, which are angle members, including flanges, the flanges of the legs 9 being attached by means of securing elements 10 to the vertical flanges 2 of the parts 1. In the legs 9, rectangular blocks 11 are seated, the blocks being held in place by securing elements 12, passing through the flanges of the legs 9 and engaging the blocks. The blocks at their upper ends abut against the overlying part 5 of the horizontal flanges 3, and, thus, an unusually strong construction is'provided at the corners of the rack, notably in view of the fact that the overlying parts 5 are conthe-securing devices 6. In the lower ends of the blocks 11 sockets 14 are formed, the same being adapted toreceive casters 15.

this application is exceedingly simple in construction and is made out of stock materials. At the same time, the structure is strong at the corners and will resist strains produced by dragging the device along the floor, or by separating the parts 1, in order to adapt the device to trunks of diflerent dimensions. The structure, further, may be fitted inside of a trunk, thereby reinrjorcing the trunk internally and protecting the trunk from the results of rough handling. When the device is placed inside of a trunk it may be desirable to remove the casters 15.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is An extensible trunk rack comprising four- L-shaped angle members each including a vertical flange and horizontal flanges, the vertical flanges being bent to define the arms of each L-shaped member, and to cause the inner ends of the horizontal flanges to overlie eachother, the vertical flanges of adjoining angle members being overlapped longi-.

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and the horizontal flanges 3 of subject matter of ons] 0 the supenposed flanges in each arm .having a longitudinal slot, and the coaeting superposed flange having a clamp adjustable in the slot; corner legs in the form of angle members including flanges means forseeur- .1

ing the flanges of the legs to the vertical flanges of the Lj-shaped members; blocks seated in the legs and abutting at their upper ends against the overlying portions of the horizontal flanges; and securing devices connecting the overlying portions of the horizonta flanges. v

In testimony that I claim the foregoing 15 as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

' LON WOODRAM WESSINGER Witnesses:

PAULINE BILLINGS, HARRY HERTZBERG. 

